EP 1503575 A3 20060531 - Device and method for color reduction
Title (en)
Device and method for color reduction
Title (de)
Gerät und Verfahren zur Verminderung der Farbanzahl
Title (fr)
Appareil et procédé pour la réduction du nombre de couleurs
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 2003203851 A 20030730
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1503575A2] A color reduction device and method are described that are simple to configure and adjust and produce two-color print image data reflecting the impression of the original full-color image. Each pixel in a full-color image is converted to principal color binary print data and secondary color binary print data by a principal color processor and secondary color processor using a first threshold value matrix (S104) and a second threshold value matrix (S105). The threshold values of these matrices can be adjusted to control the overall density of the principal and secondary colors. The threshold values of the first and second threshold value matrices may be re-calculated from the threshold values of a reference threshold value matrix stored in a matrix memory, and first and second adjustment values that can be set in a matrix configuration unit. All threshold values in the reference threshold value matrix can therefore be changed by changing the first and second adjustment values in the matrix configuration unit. The binarized principal color print data and secondary color print data can also be further corrected by the correction unit.
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/525 (2006.01); H04N 1/56 (2006.01); B41J 2/52 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
G06T 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 1/56 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/60 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
- [A] WO 0163909 A1 20010830 - OCE PRINTING SYSTEMS GMBH [DE], et al
- [A] US 4554241 A 19851119 - EDWARDS WALLACE [CA]
- [A] US 4903048 A 19900220 - HARRINGTON STEVEN J [US]
- [A] US 6206504 B1 20010327 - PAYNE STEPHEN R [US]
- [A] US 2002097436 A1 20020725 - YOKOYAMA KAZUYUKI [JP], et al
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 11 28 November 1997 (1997-11-28)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1503575 A2 20050202; EP 1503575 A3 20060531; EP 1503575 B1 20070620; AT E365421 T1 20070715; CN 1298154 C 20070131; CN 1578386 A 20050209; DE 602004007073 D1 20070802; DE 602004007073 T2 20080207; ES 2286540 T3 20071201; JP 2005051356 A 20050224; JP 4285127 B2 20090624; KR 100621276 B1 20060919; KR 20050014724 A 20050207; US 2005062989 A1 20050324; US 7576888 B2 20090818
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 04018042 A 20040729; AT 04018042 T 20040729; CN 200410055941 A 20040730; DE 602004007073 T 20040729; ES 04018042 T 20040729; JP 2003203851 A 20030730; KR 20040059830 A 20040729; US 90068704 A 20040728